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Mike Posner: Cool, Like Him

n his junior year of college, Mike Posner had a conversation with his parents that can definitely be classified as atypical. "I was on a call introducing them to my new manager at the end of the spring semester," the "Cooler Than Me" singer remembers. "It was finals week at Duke, but I was scheduled to be in New York City that Friday to have an in-person meeting with Jay-Z. I wasn't planning to tell my parents about it because I knew they'd freak out. But my manager slipped and mentioned the trip. My dad said, 'Not this Friday, right?' Then I said, 'Dad, do you even know who Jay-Z is?' And he said, 'No, and I don't care. You are staying and taking your test. You can tell Mr. Z to wait.' "

n his junior year of college, Mike Posner had a conversation with his parents that can definitely be classified as atypical. "I was on a call introducing them to my new manager at the end of the spring semester," the "Cooler Than Me" singer remembers. "It was finals week at Duke, but I was scheduled to be in New York City that Friday to have an in-person meeting with Jay-Z. I wasn't planning to tell my parents about it because I knew they'd freak out. But my manager slipped and mentioned the trip. My dad said, 'Not this Friday, right?' Then I said, 'Dad, do you even know who Jay-Z is?' And he said, 'No, and I don't care. You are staying and taking your test. You can tell Mr. Z to wait.' "

Smooth-voiced singer Mike Posner tells Leigh Belz about growing up in Michigan and signing his record deal at 21.

In his junior year of college, Mike Posner had a conversation with his parents that can definitely be classified as atypical. "I was on a call introducing them to my new manager at the end of the spring semester," the "Cooler Than Me" singer remembers. "It was finals week at Duke, but I was scheduled to be in New York City that Friday to have an in-person meeting with Jay-Z. I wasn't planning to tell my parents about it because I knew they'd freak out. But my manager slipped and mentioned the trip. My dad said, 'Not this Friday, right?' Then I said, 'Dad, do you even know who Jay-Z is?' And he said, 'No, and I don't care. You are staying and taking your test. You can tell Mr. Z to wait.' "